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ADDIS ABABA. — African experts and stakeholders met early this week for the 8th African Development Forum (ADF VIII) at the UN Economic Commission For Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to deliberate on ways of addressing challenges to govern and harness natural resources to theCelebrations in Bani Walid
BANI WALID. — Libyan pro-government forces yesterday seized control of Bani Walid, one of the last bastions of Maammar Gaddafi, an AFP correspondent in the town said. Hundreds of fighters, mostly former rebels from the rival town of Misrata, converged on the centre of Bani Walid, firingMeet Slomo the comedian
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment ReporterLOVE him or hate him, Francis Dhaka is no ordinary entertainer. He is a nimble-footed dancer, with a body that moves with the rhythm of the music.
So skilful and agile is his body that it can exclusively and selectively follow the drum beat, the lyrics or the plunking guitars. That is his art!
Mandebvu in trouble again
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentIt never rains but pours for urban grooves artiste Taurai Mandebvu. The young man seems to invite trouble or trouble seems to follow him wherever he goes. Mandebvu might be sending his fans into delirium with his hit song “Better Man”, but the talented musician is not striving to be one.
‘Jerusarema’ heads for the big screen
Arts CorrespondentMbende Jerusarema, a rhythmical traditional Zezuru dance, is destined for the big screen as a movie based on the dance is in the making and will be released end of November. Titled “Dancing with Angels”, the 90-minute movie is about a traumatised orphan who finds solace and purpose in his life
Makwa’s forgotten rainmaking shrine
Rutendo Mapfumo Features CorrespondentTHE sky is yawningly cloudless and the atmosphere is stuffy. The temperatures are soaring at around 45 degrees Celsius. There is no other sound except the cicadas. At nightfall, lions roar and rumble endlessly within the village but attack neither villagers nor their livestock. Something is about
Rural women face dry times
Zvipozvashe Zhou Features CorrespondentFOR most women and girls in Muzika village in upper Guruve, the day starts at 3am. Then, the dark African night slowly gives way to daylight. Isolated stars shine in the sky and the early risers among the birds tweet to announce the start of a new day. Women from Muzika and
Racing is in his blood
Marcia Gore Features WriterAT the age of five, an average child is tender, battling to shake off the lethargy napkin wearing and firmly wet behind the ears. It is at this point of socialisation that the same child needs serious parenting and grooming, before being catapulted into the rough turf of life in the open world.
FMI indigenised: Govt
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterGovernment has dismissed as “frivolous” and an abuse of the court system the application by former BP- Shell employees to reverse the acquisition of the oil company by FMI Zimbabwe, following a row over a staff share ownership scheme. Contrary to the workers’ claims — that FMI Zimbabwe failed